THE PENGUIN DISASTER

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 29, 27 February 1909, Page 2

THE PENGUIN DISASTER

THE INQUEST. A SUGGESTED SAFEGUARD. By Telegraph.—Press Association. WellingLjil, February \io. The Penguin inquest was resumed today. The evidence was mainly a recapitulation of tlie facts adduced at the inquiry. Asked if there was anything lie could suggest that would help in avoiding a recurrence of such a disaster, Captain Naylor said that in iiis opinion a light ou Tongue Point with a red sceptre could have been seen on that night. Ships coming from the south and failing to open on to the Cape Camp- ] bell light would cither get the Brothers light or one on Tongue Point. The" light, he continued, would allow a ship to clear Tom's Hock by a mile and three quarters at the least.

FURTHER BODIES RECOVERED. Wellington, Last Night. s One of the bodies recovered on Tuesday from the wreck of the Penguin has ; heen identified as that of Mr. Charles ' Alexander, chief steward of the vessel. ' The body of James Collins, of Charleston, which was recovered on Tuesday, will he taken to the Aralmra to-morrow to be conveyed to Westport. The funeral and burial will take place at Charleston. Yesterday afternoon another body was found'on the beach near the Otera ngi station. It was that of the seaman Henderson, and had on a Union Com. pan.v jersey. The body was brought to town to-da'v by the Union Company's tug Terowliili, which made a trip to tlio scene of the wreck at live o'clock this morning. \nother bodv, fully clothed and wearin,, a pair of tennis shoes, was found on the rocks at the mouth of the Karori stream at dusk this evenin". There was' a lifebelt round the body. It was too dark to identify the remains.